Earlier today, The Museum of Science + Industry Chicago announced the first Month at the Museum Winner who will have plenty of time to explore the Museum’s 35,000 artifacts privately, and talk about living with them 24/7.

With an enthusiastic crowd watching, the five finalists took part in a science demonstration that dilvulged the winner with orange bubbles exploding from a beaker glass.

Congratulations to Chicagoan Kate McGroarty who will begin her adventure October 20th—not to mention over 1600 contest entrants including fellow finalists Alexandra Dainis, Felix Jung, Krispijn Larrison, and Johnathan Wilson.